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dress form question
I have a question for those of you who use dress forms. I had a
"vintage" dress form given to me. It is a Sears Roebuck Magic Fit form from I would guess the 60s. Never used. All the parts appear to be there. The little bags of hardware are still sealed. The instructions are with it. It even had a big dusty bow in it, presumably from whenever it was gifted to the original owner! Now up to this point, I haven't used a dress form and hadn't really considered having one. This one just sort of fell into my possession from a friend who was cleaning out her mother's attic. Here is my question: is it worth it to put this together and give it a try? Has dress form technology changed so that I wouldn't find this at all helpful? Or is this something like having a vintage Singer, i.e. still useful? Thank you for help. Marilyn in Minnesota |
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Marilyn wrote:
Here is my question: is it worth it to put this together and give it a try? Has dress form technology changed so that I wouldn't find this at all helpful? Or is this something like having a vintage Singer, i.e. still useful? I just bought a vintage dress-form on E-bay and I am quite pleased. The metal stand is much sturdier than the modern plastic ones, and there are more adjustment points than some of the cheaper modern ones. I named her Rose, after Gypsy Rose Lee, because ehr job it dressing and undressing.-- ------------------------------------------------------ Wendy Z Chicago, IL (Moo) Wench Wear Costumes http://pages.ripco.net/~zski Minstrosity www.minstrosity.com Wench #525 AIM=wendylady525 http://www.livejournal.com/users/wendyzski/ "Though she be but little, she is fierce" "It's the little ones you have to watch out for..." "I'm not short - I'm concentrated" -------------------------------------------------------- |
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Thank you, Wendy and Kate. I think I will give a try at putting her
together this morning. I am probably in possession of one like yours, Kate. It appears to have wing nuts so I suppose it will take two peope to adjust. I'll just have to stay one size! Now, am I going to need group therapy when I put this thing together and get it sized to my size? Don't we all think of ourselves as some ideal smaller size we were -er- a few years back? I know that I do. Oh well, time to face the fact that I'm not svelte. ;-) Marilyn in Minnesota (highs today of 2 above zero F, Yuck!) Kate Dicey wrote: I have 3, all of different vintages and different styles - none newer than 1985! They all work just fine. One is in metric sizes, one has none (and wing nuts - takes two to adjust it: one to hold the tape, one to alter the form!), and the other has dials in inches and cm. They are snip |
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On Tue, 27 Jan 2004 21:57:22 -0600, zski wrote:
Marilyn wrote: Here is my question: is it worth it to put this together and give it a try? Has dress form technology changed so that I wouldn't find this at all helpful? Or is this something like having a vintage Singer, i.e. still useful? I just bought a vintage dress-form on E-bay and I am quite pleased. The metal stand is much sturdier than the modern plastic ones, and there are more adjustment points than some of the cheaper modern ones. I named her Rose, after Gypsy Rose Lee, because ehr job it dressing and undressing.-- I use a vintage dress form for draping and ideas of what to do with different fabrics. It's no good for fit, because it's not my size, and sizing has changed anyway, but I do like the sturdiness of it. They look nice dressed up in a corner, at the very least. Mine is called Isabella. Trish |
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Marilyn wrote:
Thank you, Wendy and Kate. I think I will give a try at putting her together this morning. I am probably in possession of one like yours, Kate. It appears to have wing nuts so I suppose it will take two peope to adjust. I'll just have to stay one size! Actually, I can adjust mine just fine by myself. I live alone, so I have to. I purposely bought her a bit small so that I cold pad her and put my Elizabethan corset on her - pointy paper-mache boobs don't squish! I hope to have pix of my new gown up tomorrow, so you'll get to see her. ------------------------------------------------------ Wendy Z Chicago, IL (Moo) Wench Wear Costumes http://pages.ripco.net/~zski Minstrosity www.minstrosity.com Wench #525 AIM=wendylady525 http://www.livejournal.com/users/wendyzski/ "Though she be but little, she is fierce" "It's the little ones you have to watch out for..." "I'm not short - I'm concentrated" -------------------------------------------------------- |
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zski wrote:
I hope to have pix of my new gown up tomorrow, so you'll get to see her. okay, I lied. http://www.livejournal.com/community...1.html?#cutid1 ------------------------------------------------------ Wendy Z Chicago, IL (Moo) Wench Wear Costumes http://pages.ripco.net/~zski Minstrosity www.minstrosity.com Wench #525 AIM=wendylady525 http://www.livejournal.com/users/wendyzski/ "Though she be but little, she is fierce" "It's the little ones you have to watch out for..." "I'm not short - I'm concentrated" -------------------------------------------------------- |
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Marilyn wrote:
Thank you, Wendy and Kate. I think I will give a try at putting her together this morning. I am probably in possession of one like yours, Kate. It appears to have wing nuts so I suppose it will take two peope to adjust. I'll just have to stay one size! Now, am I going to need group therapy when I put this thing together and get it sized to my size? Don't we all think of ourselves as some ideal smaller size we were -er- a few years back? I know that I do. Oh well, time to face the fact that I'm not svelte. ;-) Marilyn in Minnesota (highs today of 2 above zero F, Yuck!) Marilyn, I have one with the wingnuts as well. She is actually more adjustable than the newer one with the dials. It is possible to adjust alone if you have quite a bit of patience. DH lacks the patience to assist with the adjusting, so I adjust her myself when I have to. I have three young women that I sew for frequently. Luckily only the hip size changes from one to the other. I find both of mine quite useful. Heed Kate and Cea's warning about putting her in the guest room. (Especially dressed.) It's quite disturbing to wake up and see her headless form standing there bathed in moonlight. Good luck with her, -- Regards, Angela Remove "not" from address to reply. |
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